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Bust-length portrait of Flying Officer Edgar John Wilcox, circa 1940
Archives, Circa 1940 {cg}, In Storage, X007-1390/008
Edgar Wilcox was born in 1917 and educated at Winton House School and Croydon High School. He joined the RAF in 1937 and after completing his flying training was posted No. 72 Squadron in July 1938.
Papers of Wing Commander John Frederick Armstrong, 1936-1984
Archives, 1936-1984, In Storage, X008-9302
Collection of three pilots flying log books, photographs and photographs albums and miscellaneous papers relating the RAF service and post war work with Miles Aircraft Ltd of Wing Commander John Armstrong.
Pilot's flying log book of Squadron Leader Harold Arthur Cooper Bird-Wilson, 28 September 1937-18 June 1943
Archives, 28 SEP 1937-18 JUN 1943, In Storage, X003-7892/001/001
Bird-Wilson joined the RAF in 1937, after completing his flying training he was posted to No.17 Squadron. In September 1938, Brid Wilson was involved in a crash and suffered severe facial injuries, undergoing pioneering plastic surgery.
Collection of miscellaneous papers and photographs relating to the RAF service of Flight Lieutenant Frederick William Arthur Hendry, 1943-1999
Archives, Circa 1943-1999, In Storage, X003-9938/010
Flight Lieutenant Hendry served as a navigator in the RAF, flying two tours of operations firstly with No. 467 Squadron and then No. 97 Squadron. After the war he remained in the RAF and was instrumental in setting up 'RAF News', the RAF's newspaper which is still published to this day.
Diary of Pilot Officer John Derek Bisdee, 3 October 1939-31 December 1939
Archives, 03 OCT 1939-31 DEC 1939, In Storage, X008-7751/001
John Bisdee joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve in 1937 and was called up in September 1939. The diary covers the period where Bisdee was undertaking flying training prior to be being posted to an operational fighter squadron
Log book of Pilot Officer William 'Billy' Meade Lindsley Fiske
Archives, 25 OCT 1939-16 AUG 1940, In Storage, X003-0363/001
Pilot Officer William 'Billy' Meade Lindsley Fiske was an American pilot killed during the Battle of Britain whilst flying with No. 601 Squadron. Fiske's log book covers the period of 25 October 1939-16 August 1940.
Pilot's flying log book of Gp Capt William Arthur Darville (Bill) Brook, 28 February 1939-17 August 1953
Archives, 28 FEB 1939-17 AUG 1953, In Storage, X008-7740/005
Pilot's flying log book of Gp Capt William Arthur Darville (Bill) Brook, 28 February 1939-17 August 1953
Papers of Squadron Leader Henry Robert Figg, circa 1944-1982
Archives, Circa 1944-1982 {cg}, In Storage, X008-5385
Small collection of photographs and letters.
Diary of Pilot Officer John Derek Bisdee, 8 May 1940-24 December 1940
Archives, 08 MAY 1940-24 DEC 1940, In Storage, X008-7751/002
John Bisdee was a fighter pilot with No. 609 Squadron in 1940. His diary records his involvement in the air fighting over Dunkirk in May and June 1940 and later in the Battle of Britain.
Western Union Cablegram received by Rose Fiske, 1940
Archives, 17 AUG 1940, In Storage, X003-0363/003/002
A Cablegram sent to Rose Fiske, the wife of Pilot Officer William Meade Lindsley Fiske, from the Adirondack Bobsled Club, 1940
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